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Ribbon Creek Trail to Ribbon Lake

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Distance
6.84 mi
Elevation gain
2,470 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
377 ft
Max elevation
6,906 ft
TrailRank 
64
Min elevation
4,843 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
6 hours 10 minutes
Coordinates
822
Uploaded
September 1, 2021
Recorded
August 2021
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near Kovach, Alberta (Canada)

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Itinerary description

An 11km one way hike in Spray Valley Provincial Park, Kananaskis Country, Alberta. The trail follows Ribbon Creek passing a bike parking area, Ribbon Falls Campground, Ribbon Falls, a Chain Climbing Wall, and many other waterfalls along its way to Ribbon Lake and campground.

Waypoints

PictographCar park Altitude 5,345 ft
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Bike Park

Biking portion of trail ends at 4km mark where racks are located to lockup your bike.

PictographCampsite Altitude 6,020 ft
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Ribbon Falls Campground

Located at the base of Ribbon Falls

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Chain Wall

Heavy chain link draped vertically and horizontally over cliff face aids in climbing up a very steep portion of the trail.

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Ribbon Creek Waterfall

One of many waterfalls seen along the trail.

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Ribbon Creek Waterfall

One of many waterfalls seen along the trail.

PictographWaterfall Altitude 5,603 ft
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Ribbon Creek Waterfall

One of many waterfalls seen along the trail.

PictographWaterfall Altitude 5,649 ft
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Ribbon Creek Waterfall

One of many waterfalls seen along the trail.

PictographWaterfall Altitude 5,739 ft
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Ribbon Creek Waterfall

One of many waterfalls seen along the trail.

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Ribbon Creek Waterfall

One of many waterfalls seen along the trail.

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Ribbon Creek Waterfall

One of many waterfalls seen along the trail.

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Ribbon Creek Waterfall

One of many waterfalls seen along the trail.

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Ribbon Creek Waterfall

One of many waterfalls seen along the trail.

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Ribbon Falls

Ribbon Creek Falls makes a final major plunge over a slightly inclined cliff face to form a cascading 80m drop.

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Ribbon Lake

This pristine lake nestled high in the mountains forms part of the headwaters that feed into Ribbon Creek Trail. There is also another backcountry campground around the lake.

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